There are three more deaths and 157 new cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba on Friday.
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Posted: Jan 29, 2021 9:52 AM CT | Last Updated: January 29
Manitoba and Winnipeg saw test positivity rates drop on Friday to their lowest points since the fall 7.5 per cent provincially and 4.9 per cent in the city.(Jason Franson/The Canadian Press)
WINNIPEG The deaths of three more people from Winnipeg have been linked to COVID-19, as cases continue to rise in the Northern Health Region. On Friday, the province said the most recent deaths include a woman in her 30s, a woman in her 50s, and a woman in her 80s whose death is linked to the outbreak at Concordia Place Personal Care Home. These cases bring the total number of deaths related to COVID-19 in Manitoba to 823, though one previously reported death was removed due to a data error. Health officials said the death was a woman in her 80s from the Interlake-Eastern Health Region, and was not related to COVID-19.
Photograph By Ian Graham Wapanohk Community School principal Kathleen Kelson and vice-principal Nadine Yetman accepted a cheque for $5,850 from 100 Women Who Care Thompson on Jan. 21. The money is being used to provide kindergarten classes at the school with iPads, which will be used for remote learning, to communicate with parents and to showcase student portfolios while helping young students develop technology skills. article continues below
Photograph By Ian Graham School District of Mystery Lake (SDML) co-superintendent Lorie Henderson laid out the reasons why Wapanohk Community School extended and expanded remote learning at the Jan. 26 school board meeting, while trustees urged people with questions to contact the district directly. “Wapanohk Community School was moved to remote learning for all K to 8 students out of care and concern for the school community,” Henderson said, a few days before the provincial government declared a COVID-19 outbreak at the school. “What was considered was the many intergenerational households along with large families in multi-family dwellings with common areas and the number of families who were not sending students to school for a number of COVID reasons. The decision was made to give people the opportunity to stop, stay home, to lessen the chance of moving the virus. At the end of the day it is a decision that helps the whole community. All staff are
Thompson Families can now document the memories they made at home during the COVID-19 pandemic using time capsules offered for free by Kiddies Northern Preschool. The time capsule allows families to reflect on their 2020 and how the year has affected them in regards to connections and celebrations. All families in Thompson are eligible to receive the time capsule kits consisting of a notebook, pencils, crayons and a glue stick. “Knowing that families need to stay at home, I believe a lot of families are running out of ideas. This is an opportunity for them to do something outside their regular activities,” said Lynn Martin, the Director of Kiddies Northern Preschool on Wednesday.